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Spider-Man 2 the Game - Spidey Store Faq
By: giga_bowser91
For: NINTENDO GAMECUBE CONSOLE
Version: 1.10
Started: 20/03/2005
Finished: 30/03/2005
Copyright (C) 2005 Ovidiu Buciu
E-Mail:
[email protected]
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Table of Contents
0. Version History
1. Introduction
2. The Spidey Store
*Locomotion Upgrades
*Air Tricks
*Combat Upgrades
*Miscellaneous
3. F.requently A.sked Q.uestions
4. Closing and Disclaimer
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0. Version History
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Version 1.00: 20/03/2005 - First started and finished the guide
Version 1.10: 30/03/2005 - I fixed a mistake
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1. Introduction
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Hello and welcome to my spidey shop guide for spider-man 2 game on the NINTENDO
GAMECUBE console. This guide will tell you what you can buy from the spidey
shop, how much it costs and when can you get it. Enjoy.
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2. The Spidey Store
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This is the main part of this guide. Read on to find out about the upgrades you
can buy at the shop. Remember, the shop looks like a green building with a star
in the middle on you mini map and it looks like a dollar symbol on the in-game
map.
*A quick reminder*
How to obtain hero poins:
* Complete Citizen in Distress Missions
* Complere Random Crimes
* Complete Mary Jane Watson Mission
* Complete Daily Bugle Missions
* Complete Pizza Deliveries Missions
* Complete Trick/Checkpoint Challenges
* Collect SkyScraper, Secret, Buoy and Hideout Tokens
* Read Hint Markers
*Another quick reminder*
The mini-map is the little map in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
The in-game map is the big map that comes up when you press Z + Start.
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Locomotion Upgrades
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Swing Speed Upgrades: These improve your swinging speed
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Name: Swing Speed Level 1 Cost: 50 HP (hero points) Available: Chapter 2
Name: Swing Speed Level 2 Cost: 1,000 HP Available: Chapter 3
Name: Swing Speed Level 3 Cost: 1,250 HP Available: Chapter 6
Name: Swing Speed Level 4 Cost: 1,500 HP Available: Chapter 7
Name: Swing Speed Level 5 Cost: 2,000 HP Available: Chapter 9
Name: Swing Speed Level 6 Cost: 5,000 HP Available: Chapter 13
Name: Swing Speed Level 7 Cost: 20,000 HP Available: Chapter 16
Name: Swing Speed Level 8 Cost: 50,000 HP Available: Chapter 17
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WallSprint Duration Upgrades:
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Name: WallSprint Duration Upgrade Level 1 Cost: 1,000 HP Available: Chapter 7
Name: WallSprint Duration Upgrade Level 2 Cost: 15,000 Available: After you
collect all the Sky
Scraper tokens (150)
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Other Locomotion Upgrades:
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Name: Web Zip Cost: 1,000 HP Available: Chapter 3
Name: SlingShot Jump Cost: 600 HP Available: Chapter 3
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Air Tricks
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* These help refill your Spider Reflexes meter
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Air Tricks Type 1:
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Name: Inverted Widow Cost: 250 Available: Chapter 4
To Do: Press A after a Double Jump
Name: Daddy Long Legs Cost: 250 Available: Chapter 8
To Do: Press A, A after a Double Jump
Name: The Spinnaret Cost: 500 Available: Chapter 10
To Do: Press A, A, A after a Double Jump
Name: The Rolling Reporter Cost: 1,000 Available: Chapter 12
To Do: Press A, A, A, A after a Double Jump
Name: Webtastic 360 Cost: 1,500 Available: Chapter 14
To Do: Press A, A, A, A, A after a Double Jump
Name: The Poison Pike Cost: 2,000 Available: Chapter 15
To Do: Press A, A, A, A, A, A after a Double Jump
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Air Tricks Type 2:
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Name: Super Fly Spider Guy Cost: 250 Available: Chapter 4
To Do: Press A while diving off a building
Name: Web Freak Tango Cost: 250 Available: Chapter 8
To Do: Press A, A while diving off a building
Name: Manhattan Web Roll Cost: 500 Available: Chapter 10
To Do: Press A, A, A while diving off a building
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Combat Upgrades
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*These are combos that you can use against enemies
Name: Grapple Cost: 750 Available: Chapter 3
To Do: Y + X
Description: While web-tying and enemy, press X to grab a bad guy. After you
grabbed an enemy press B repeadetly to beat up the bad guy or press X to throw
the bad guy
Name: Air-Jump Off Kick Cost: 1,000 Available: Chapter 4
To Do: A (during an air combo)
Description: During an air combo press A to launch higher up. From there you
can web yank and enemy and continue the combo
Name: Cannonball Kick Cost: 500 Available: Chapter 4
To Do: B (while web swinging)
Description: While swinging press B to have spidey kick enemies. It can knock
down multiple bad guys
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Multi-Web Tie Upgrades: These make you tie up more bad guys at the same time
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Name: Multi-Web Tie Level 1 Cost: 1,500 Available: Chapter 4
To Do: While web-tying an enemy, press and hold Y again to tie up a second
enemy at the same time
Name: Multi-Web Tie Level 2 Cost: 2,000 Available: Chapter 7
To Do: While web-tying 2 enemies at once, press and hold Y again to web-tie
a third enemy
Name: Multi-Web Tie Level 3 Cost: 2,000 Available: Chapter 9
To Do: While web-tying 3 enemies at once, press and hold Y again to web-tie
a fourth enemy
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Air Combo Upgrades: These make you punch up to 4 times in an air combo
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Name: Air Combo Level 1 Cost: 1,000 Available: Chapter 5
To Do: Press B, B, B during an air combo
Name: Air Combo Level 2 Cost: 2,000 Available: Chapter 8
To Do: Press B, B, B, B during an air combo
*A quick reminder-to perform an air combo, launch your enemy into the air via
attacks such as sprint-uppercut, jaw launcher etc. then jump up and bash the
bad guy in the air
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Fighting Combos: These are combos you can use against enemies
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Name: Rising Knee Kick Cost: 1,000 Available: Chapter 5
To Do: B, Y, A
Description: Launches an enemy into the air
Name: Yank Behind Cost: 500 Available: Chapter 5
To Do: B, Y, X
Description: After the combo, spidey yanks the enemy behind him and damages
any enemies behind him
Name: Earth Breaker Punch Cost: 1,250 Available: Chapter 5
To Do: Y, B, A
Description: After the combo, spidey jumps up and punches the ground, scatte-
ring nearby enemies
Name: Launch Kick Cost: 750 Available: Chapter 5
To Do: B, X (immediately after dodging)
Description: Launches an enemy into the air
Name: Dizzy Strike Cost: 1,000 Available: Chapter 6
To Do: B, B, X
Description: A powerful punch that makes the enemy dizzy
Name: The Hero Punch Cost: 1,250 Available: Chapter 7
To Do: B (with a fully charged jump, while standing still)
Description: A very strong punch that knocks a target away
Name: Interceptor Kick Cost: 1,000 Available: Chapter 8
To Do: Y,B,Y,B
Description: A very powerful kick combo
Name: Multi-Web Hammer Cost: 1,500 Available: Chapter 9
To Do: B, B, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y,
Description: After the combo, spidey web-ties and enemy and slams him/her
into the ground up to 6 times
Name: Jaw Launcher Cost: 1,000 Available: Chapter 9
To Do: B, B, A (only during spider reflex)
Description: Launches an enemy into the air
Name: Air Pile Driver Cost: 1,250 Available: Chapter 9
To Do: X repeadetly (while grappling in the air)
Description: Repeadetly press X while grappling in the air, and spidey will
drive the enemy into the ground. Usually a one-hit K.O.
Name: Double Heel Kick Cost: 1,000 Available: Chapter 10
To Do: B, B, X, B (after purchasing Dizzy Strike)
Description: After the dizzy strike combo press B again to knock out the enemy
Name: Stair Stepper Kicks Combo Cost: 1,250 Available: Chapter 10
To Do: B, B, A, B repeadetly (only during spider reflex, after purchasing
the jaw launcher combo)
Description: After the jaw launcher combo, press B repeadetly and spidey will
kick the opponent really hard many, many, many times
Name: Whirlwind Kick Cost: 3,000 Available: Chapter 10
To Do: B, B (immediately after dodging)
Description: After dodging press B, B and spidey will do a spinning kick that
knocks away anyone around you.
Name: Air Web Slam Cost: 1,500 Available: Chapter 10
To Do: Y (while grappling in the air)
Description: Press Y while grappling in the air and spidey will use a web line
to smash a bad guys head into the ground
Name: Web Hanger Cost: 2,500 Available: Chapter 11
To Do: basic: B, B, Y, A
advanced: B, B, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, A
Description: After the combo spidey will jump up and hang an enemy to a light
post or traffic light. You must be near a pole for this combo to work
Name: Super Web Cost: 1,500 Available: Chapter 11
To Do: Y, B, Y, Y
Description: After the combo spidey will shoot impact webbing at an enemy
Name: Rising Shoulder Charge Cost: 2,500 Available: Chapter 13
To Do: B (while sprinting, with a fully charged jump)
Description: Launches an enemy into the air
Name: Spider-Missile Cost: 1,500 Available: Chapter 13
To Do: B (while wall sprinting, or wall-slide jumping)
Description: Spidey jumps off the wall and delivers a very powerful headbutt
Name: Super Spider-Missile Cost: 10,000 Availble: After collecting all the
tokens (392)
To Do: B (while wall sprinting, or wall-slide jumping, after purchasing the
normal spider-missile)
Description: Just a stronger version of the spider-missile
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Miscellaneous Upgrades
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Name: Movie Theater Cost: 1,000 Available: Chapter 16
Description: Look on the icon on the map to find the movie theater. You can
watch the in-game movies there
Name: Fight Arena Cost: 5,000 Available: Chapter 16
Description: Look for the icon on the map to find the fight arena. You can
access various fighting challenges
Name: Health Cost: 10-200 Available: Any chapter, if you are damaged
Description: This replenishes your health. How much it costs depends on how
damaged you are
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3. F.requently A.sked Q.uestions
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Q. Where are the spidey shops?
A. Look either on your mini-map or the in-game map to find it. On the mini-map
it looks like a green building with a star in the middle. On the in-game map it
looks like a dollar symbol.
Q. How come the combo/locomotion upgrade I want isn't there?
A. Check my spidey shop section. It will tell when you can buy the upgrade.
Q. What do all those weird symbols on the in-game map mean?
A. The trumpet symbol is the Daily Bugle.
The house symbol with a little MJ in the middle is Mary Jane's apartment.
The dollar symbols are the spidey shops.
The circles with stars in the middle are races/challenges
The camera icon is them movie theater.
The square with the star in the middle is the fight arena.
The green question marks are the hint markers.
The little golden dots are the tokens.
Q. Where is the fight arena and the movie theater?
A. Check the in-game map for the icons.
Q. How do I use the stair steps kicks combo?
A. Okay, first go into spider reflexes (up on the d-pad) then press B, B, A.
After you are in the air, mash the B button as fast as you can.
Q. I went to the spdey shops (green symbol on the mini map) and I cannot get
in. What's up with that?
A. You might need to look around for the entrance. It looks like a door with
either a closed or open sign. Now go inside
Q. How come the Super-Spider Missile and the Wallsprint duration upgrade level
2 aren't in the spidey-shop?
A. Have you collected all the tokens? No, well then do it. Only then will the
two upgrades appear in the shop
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4. Closing and Disclaimer
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Disclaimer:
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This whole document is copyright (C) 2005 by Ovidiu Buciu. You may not use it
on any other site other than gamefaqs, without permission. You may not sell
this or use it for monetary gain. Do not claim that this is your own either.
If I do give you permission to post this up on your website, give me full
credit and do not place advertising banners or anything else. Just leave it as
it is. Also, do not plaegirise my work. That's about it...next!
Oh yeah, if you do any of the bad stuff above I will send nanobots to eat you
alive. Muahahahahahahaaaaaa!!! (I mean it, I really do!)
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Closing:
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I would like to thank you for reading this guide, and I hope it helped you.
Farewell...
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